The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-16

SldHullB his own uTlIIs Dub tnHt MS correct
statements disprove his own conclusions.
These statements, duly marshaled by Mr.
Rutherford, prove that it is to individual
selfishness that all existing evil is to be as
cribed, and that the reform of the individual
must precede all social changes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GIRLS IN New
FRANCE. BY Lizzie w. Champney, author
of Three Vassar Girls" Boston: Estes &
Lauriat. Price $3.50. For sale by ID. f.
Long. 1t is a charming volume for girls,
consisting of the romantic story of little
Eunice Williams, who was carried away
from her home in western Massachusetts
by the Indians, and of the patient suiferngs
of her friends and companions. The subject
allows Mrs. Champney greater scope than
ever before for the exercise of her we'll
known literary talent and she has been
ably assisted by Champs facile pencil
and brush in making and illustrating a
fascinating narrative of early colonial life
1t is whispered that this is the first volume
of series of historical romances of the same
period in different countries.
CHATTERBoX FOR 1887. Boston: Estes &
Lauriat. Prices, according to binding, 81 90
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demand for this delightful book for the
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"Chatterbox," and the reprinting of this
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Their presses run from January to January
on its bright pages, without rest, turning off
its great number of original stories, sketches
and poems, illustrated by the best-know En-
glish artists, with over two hundred full
page original designs especially made for
this work.
The BOYS OF 1912, and other novel heroes,
is an exciting account of the growth of the
United States navy before and during the
war of 1872. Boston, Estes & Lauriat. Price
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on this country's military triumphs.
THE issue of November 18th of the Illus
trdted London NelCS american edition.
furnishes its many readers, in connection
with wide variety of reading, the follow
ing timely illustrations: A very spirited pic
ture of the unemployed in London, entitled
1.-THE Police and the Mob" three pictures
| upon the state of Ireland: one of " How
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and another of the Poor Helping the Poor"
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! the burlesque of "The Sultan of Mocha, :"
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to the Sultan of Morocco, while the oppo-
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of A Favorite Slave" Besides these at
fractions there is double-page picture of
" Buffalo-hunting in North America" The
price remains, as usual, at ten cents for the
complete number. Office of publication,
Potter Building. New York.
OUR STANDARD-BEARER, or the Life of
General Ulysses S. Grant: his Youth, his
Manhood, his Campaigns and his Eminent
| Services in the Reconstruction of the Nation
his Sword has Redeemed, as seen and re-
lated by Captain Bernard Galligasken, Cos
mopoltan, and written out by Oliver Optic"
Boston: Lee & Shepard. Price 81 80. The
work is illustrated by the well-known ar
fist, Thomas Mast. OF the many records of
the military career of General Grant issued
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which passed through many editions and
| has been for a long time out of print. The
awakening OF interest in chronicles of the
great rebellion has made lively demand
for The Standard Bearer" which is now
| issued as a new edition, retaining the orig
inal preface. The addition to the history
relates to the civil career of the general as
president dor two terms, his remarkable
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f. Long
THE November number of the Cosmopolitan
| opens with a beautiful frontspece of a
buffalo bull, engraved by the well-known
engraver Frederick Juengling. 1t accom-
panies the second part of William T. Horna-
day s important article, " The Passing of the
| Buffalo" Julian Hawthorne's article on
90 The Noble Art of Self-defence" illus
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tain to attract attention, because of its singu-
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personal "reminiscences of Heenan and
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! Sterling CumminS, is an illustrated article,
! giving mass of information in regard to
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! Dare in an article on A Brighter Outlook
! for Women" advocates the revival in a
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of unmarried and widowed women that de-
pend upon themselves for support. Joel
| Benton explains "The Origin OF Love and
Beauty" while William II. Rideing de-
scribes THE Boyhood of James Russell
Lowell and Joseph 7. Alling gives lively
and picturesque description of "The Chief
City of a Moorish Despot." The stories and
poetry are of unusual interest.
A BUNCH OF VIoLETs. BY Irene f. Jerome.
Boston; Lee & Shepard. Price So 70. For
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by this gifted authoress, have hitherto
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| therein. And now comes Miss Jerome S
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| in this volume she relegates that delightful
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! season.
OLD NEW ENGLAND DAYS. BY Mrs. Sophie
NJ. Damon. -Four hundred thirty-four pages
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Hurd. What gives especial interest to this
90 story of true life" to Vermont people
is that the author is resident of Wood
stock and the scenes are principally laid in
this state In her preface the author
says: Old New England Days is drawn